RA 73.1426° · Dec 40.7077° · star
5 more points to reach Uncommon.
GL GJ 1073 is a common star. It lies about 42.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Aur, shines at apparent magnitude 13.43 and has spectral type k.
Its spectrum reads k — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for GL GJ 1073 in the constellation Aur. At apparent magnitude 13.43, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, GL GJ 1073 is best seen from a dark site away from city lights, and when it is above the horizon depends on your latitude and the time of year. The visibility panel above works out tonight's viewing window for your saved location.
GL GJ 1073 scores 17 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 5 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, Deep red star and Intrinsically feeble (Mv > +12) — each earned for a real, measurable property of the object. Rarity on Spacedle is never random: the more remarkable an object's astrophysics, the more badges it collects, the higher it scores, and the rarer it ranks.